77th Airmobile Brigade (Ukraine)

77th Airmobile Brigade
77-ма окрема аеромобільна бригада
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
ActiveSummer 2022 – Present
Country Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
RoleAir Assault
Garrison/HQZhytomyr, Zhytomyr Oblast
Motto(s)"Born to Win"
EngagementsRussian invasion of Ukraine
Decorations
For Courage and Bravery
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/77oaembr

The 77th Separate Airmobile Brigade (Ukrainian: 77-ма окрема аеромобільна бригада; 77 ОАеМБр); Military Unit Number A4355) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces formed in the summer of 2022, based in Zhytomyr.[1]

History

The brigade was formed in the summer of 2022 as part of the expansion of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces. Its first units finished basic training in October 2022.[citation needed]

Battle of Soledar

Main article: Battle of Soledar

The units received decorations and praise from Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy along with the 46th Airmobile Brigade for its defense of Soledar.[2][3]

Battle of Bakhmut

Main article: Battle of Bakhmut

Following the capture of Soledar by Russian forced on January 16, 2023 the unit has joined in the defense of Bakhmut.[4] On March 5, 2023, the unit uploaded a video to their telegram showing the remains of an entirely destroyed Russian unit which was outfitted in elements of uniforms taken from captured or killed Ukrainian troops.[5] On March 29, 2023, the brigade saw more praise from President Zelenskyy for their defense of Bakhmut alongside the 57th Motorized Brigade and the 93rd Mechanized Brigade.[6][7][8][9]

Structure

As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows:

  • 77th Airmobile Brigade, Zhytomyr
    • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion
    • 3rd Battalion
    • 4th Battalion
    • Artillery Group
      • Headquarters and Target Acquisition Battery
      • 1st Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (2S1 Gvozdika)
      • 2nd Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30))
      • Rocket Artillery Unit
      • Anti-Tank Battery
    • Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
    • Tank Company
    • Sniper Company
    • Material Support Company
    • Airborne Support Company
    • Reconnaissance Company
    • Attack Drone Company "Rubaka"
    • Engineer Company
    • Maintenance Company
    • Logistic Company
    • Medical Company
    • Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company

References

  1. ^ "77th separate airmobile brigade". Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  2. ^ Axe, David. "Bakhmut Is 'Soaked In Blood' As Eight Of Ukraine's Best Brigades Battle 40,000 Former Russian Prisoners". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  3. ^ "Soledar is under AFU control, heavy fighting going on there". Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  4. ^ Segura, Cristian (17 January 2023). "A Red Bull and a smoke, then back to the front lines of Bakhmut". El País. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Paratroopers decimate Russian unit in one of important directions". Ukrinform. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  6. ^ "The democratic world is capable of achieving an even greater level of unity that will help defeat tyranny". Ukrinform. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Rashism must face a total defeat: military, economic, political and legal". Ukrinform. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Volodymyr Zelensky: Rashism must face a total defeat: military, economic, political, legal". The Odessa Journal. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  9. ^ Ong, Danielle. "Russian Army Losses 'Are Insane,' 500 Killed Or Wounded Daily In Bakhmut: Ukraine Defense". International Business Times. Retrieved 4 April 2023.